The
Presidency has said the allegation by demonstrators in Bayelsa State on
Thursday that allowances due to a former President, Goodluck Jonathan
have been stopped and his bank accounts were frozen is patently untrue.
In
a statement by the Senior Special Assistant, media, Garba Shehu, the presidency
has confirmed with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) that
the former President and the other past leaders were paid their allowances up
to the second quarter.
He
explained that the past leaders have not been paid third quarter allowances but
will get their dues when remittances are received by the SGF from the Ministry
of Finance.
He
said, ”Also, the story of account closure is false. It is not known to the
investigation agencies.
“The
National Security Adviser to the President is not aware of this bank account
closure; the DG SSS is unaware of it, the EFCC is unaware and the IG of Police
is not in the know.
“With
all of these agencies not being involved, how then could a thing like that
happen? In a dream perhaps!
“To
put it starkly, we believe there is a clear motive for the demonstration that
is different from that which was being canvassed.
The
presidential spokesman noted that this is a premeditated attempt to blame
President Muhammadu Buhari for something he knows nothing about.
“These
claims are false and poorly sourced to present a picture of vendetta; and they
should be disregarded by well-meaning members of the public.
President
Buhari remains committed to the ideals of justice and fairness to all
irrespective of creed, religion and political leanings. His administration will
not engage in vendetta,” he stated.
Source:Leadership
Newspaper
Categories:
Politics
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